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Legal Operations Job Description Compilation

Michael McCoy works for the global technology distributor Avnet, Inc. He currently serves as vice president and corporate secretary, providing oversight for corporate governance, financing, securities regulation, subsidiary maintenance, employee benefit plans, insider trading policies and stock repurchases. Read this article to learn why McCoy was honored with a “Rising Star of Corporate Governance” award from the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.

A short briefing regarding the note issued by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) setting expectations of applications for senior compliance roles in authorized and registered firms.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses whether certain provisions that limit the parties' obligations to indemnify are enforceable under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the New To In-house ACC Network.

Keep in mind the limits of legal privilege under Victorian and English laws, in light of decisions issued by the Victorian Supreme Court in 2022.

Implications of US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization for employers in the United States

This publication includes a series of profiles of in-house lawyers in Australia, tracing their career pathways since graduation and highlighting the career decisions that have led to their in-house career. By highlighting these individuals, ACC aims to showcase the dynamic career opportunities offered by an in-house legal career.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in China.

This article discusses European Data Protection Board report's list of recommendations for data protection officers in the European Union.

Learn about the UAE's Federal Decree Law No. 37 of 2021 on the Commercial Register, which reintroduced the concept of a centralized companies registry for businesses operating in the United Arab Emirates.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide of data protection rules and principles, right to access personal data or object to its collection in Hong Kong.

This briefing explores some of the key themes that we are seeing in trade secrets disputes in the UK and across the EU.

Discover for-profit vs. nonprofit considerations, who the different stakeholders are, what risks (to share prices vs. fundraising, goodwill) arise when crisis strikes, and gain tips and experience from the field.

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Learn about three United States cases that have compounded risks to businesses collecting biometric information without consent.

Since the 2008 economic collapse, many in-house counsel have found themselves in transition (and typically not of their own accord). Instead of picking up a new hobby, why not hone the skills you already possess? This article provides six suggestions for keeping your legal skills active while in a transitional role.

This is a sample company social media policy.

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to trade mark laws and regulations around the world.

This article discusses the UK Financial Conduct Authority's guidance setting out next steps to enhance sustainability reporting by listed companies.

​​​​​​​This article discusses the UK Government's move to strengthen reporting requirements as part of its plans for audit and corporate governance reform.

This brief overview (Quick Counsel) describes common mistakes customers and service providers make, and should be aware of, when negotiating cloud services agreements (but is not meant to be an exhaustive list).

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Company-wide training: It sounds good on paper and is theoretically designed to improve your staff's knowledge and performance. But long after the hours are completed, the booklets are shelved and the notes are misplaced, how much will you and your colleagues be able to recall from that hour or so of company training? Find some realistic solutions to making that information stick.

Provides a sense of the issues that you need to consider in a document retention policy and discusses the pitfalls associated with any document retention policy (or the absence of one) and some ideas of how to proceed.

The FTC will not hesitate to pursue companies that fail to implement reasonable security standards into their technology development cycle. This article reviews recent FTC settlements and offers in-house counsel and compliance officers some practical guidance on things to do to prevent an FTC investigation in their respective companies.